JP3196329U - Rain guard for laundry - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] To automatically feed a rainproof sheet to a position where it can be prevented from raining before it starts to rain when the laundry is dried outside, and when the rain stops, the rainproof sheet is returned to the original storage position. Provided is a rain guard for laundry which is automatically returned. A frame includes a pair of left and right guide rails, a rain protection sheet that is advanced and retracted by a driving means along the guide rails, and a light amount sensor that detects a light amount. When the amount of light detected by the light intensity sensor exceeds a certain level, the rainproof sheet is fed out along the guide rail to a position where the rainproof sheet can be prevented from raining on the laundry by the driving means when it becomes less than a certain level. Is returned to the original storage position by the driving means. The frame may be provided with a raindrop sensor 29 for detecting raindrops, and when a raindrop is detected, a rainproof sheet may be fed out. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a rain protection device for laundry, and when the laundry is dried outside, the rain protection sheet is automatically extended to a position where it can be prevented from raining before it starts to rain. The present invention relates to a rain guard for laundry which automatically returns the rain guard sheet to its original storage position when stopped.

  Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 6-142394 discloses a clothes drying device (hereinafter referred to as “conventional drying device”) in which rain protection members for rain protection are provided so as to be freely opened and closed on at least three sides except the building side of a drying basket installed under the eaves. ) Is disclosed.

JP-A-6-142394

However, in the conventional clothes drying apparatus, the operation of opening and closing the rain protection member has to be performed manually by a person according to the weather conditions. That is, when there is a possibility that it will rain, a person closes the rain protection member by hand to prepare for the rain, and when it rains, the person opens the rain protection member by hand.

In general, it is considered desirable to hang laundry in direct sunlight, but it must be avoided that the laundry gets wet in the rain. Therefore, in the conventional clothes drying apparatus, even if it is sunny at the time of going out, if there is a possibility that it will rain before going home, it is necessary to go out with the rain protection member closed. In other words, at the time of going out, although the sun can be directly applied to the laundry, it is forced to go out in a state where the rain protection member is closed so that the sun is not directly applied to the laundry. . Also, if you go out with the rain protection member closed, the laundry will remain in direct sunlight, even after it rains, as long as the person does not open the rain protection member, even if it is sunny. There is also the inconvenience of being.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems in the conventional clothes drying apparatus and automatically feeds the rain protection sheet to a position where it can prevent the clothes from raining before it starts to rain when the clothes are dried outside. The present invention is intended to provide a laundry rain guard device that automatically returns the rain guard sheet to its original storage position when the rain stops.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides the following rain guard for laundry.

(1) The frame includes a pair of left and right guide rails, a rain protection sheet that moves forward and backward along the guide rails by driving means, and a light amount sensor that detects the amount of light, and the amount of light detected by the light amount sensor is less than a certain amount. When the rain prevention sheet is fed out along the guide rail to a position where it is possible to prevent rain from being applied to the laundry by the driving means, and the light quantity detected by the light quantity sensor exceeds a certain level. Further, the rain protection device for laundry is characterized in that the rain protection sheet is returned to the original storage position by the driving means (Claim 1).

(2) The frame is provided with a raindrop sensor for detecting raindrops, and when the raindrop sensor detects raindrops, the rain protection sheet is extended to a position where the driving means can prevent the laundry from being rained. (Claim 2).

(3) When the rain protection sheet is in a position where it is possible to prevent rain from being applied to the laundry, when the light sensor detects a light amount above a certain level and the rain sensor does not detect rain drops, The sheet is returned to the original storage position by the driving means.

[Convention of claim 1]
When it rains, usually the sky becomes cloudy and the surrounding light quantity decreases, and then it starts to rain. When the ambient light quantity becomes less than a certain level, the light quantity sensor immediately senses this state, and the rain protection sheet is fed out along the guide rail to a position where it is possible to prevent rain on the laundry by the driving means. That is, the rain protection sheet is fed out to a position where it can prevent the laundry from raining before it starts to rain. In other words, if there is sunlight until the light amount becomes less than a certain level, the laundry will be exposed to sunlight. Therefore, when going out with the laundry dried, if there is sunlight, the laundry will be exposed to sunlight. Furthermore, when the light amount detected by the light amount sensor exceeds a certain level when the rainproof sheet is in a position where it is possible to prevent the laundry from being rained, the rainproof sheet is returned to the original storage position by the driving means. That is, when the rain stops, the rain protection sheet returns to the original storage position, so that if there is sunlight, the laundry is exposed to sunlight.

[Convention of claim 2]
For example, it may rain even when the ambient light intensity is more than a certain level, such as a summer shower. Even when the light amount sensor senses a certain amount of light or more, when the raindrop sensor senses raindrops, the rain protection sheet is fed out to a position where the driving means can prevent the laundry from being rained. Therefore, even when the surrounding light quantity is above a certain level, when the rain starts, the sheet is drawn out to a position where it can prevent the laundry from being rained, so there is almost no possibility that the laundry will get wet.

[Convention of claim 3]
When the rain protection sheet is in a position where it is possible to prevent rain from being applied to the laundry, when the rain stops and the surrounding light quantity exceeds a certain level, the rain protection sheet returns to the original storage position. Therefore, when there is sunlight, the laundry is exposed to sunlight.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a rain guard for laundry according to the present invention. FIG. 2: is a side view which shows another example of the rain guard for laundry same as the above. FIG. 3: is a side view which shows another example of the rain guard for laundry same as the above. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a guide rail, a rain protection sheet, and the like. FIG. 5 is a side view showing a guide rail, a rain protection sheet, and the like. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a guide rail, a rain guard sheet, driving means, and the like. FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing the interrelationship among the guide rail, the rain protection sheet, the driving means, etc., and the positions of the driving means and the like are changed for easy viewing. FIG. 8 is a side view showing the rain protection sheet and the traction means. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of the relationship between the rain protection sheet and the traction means. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing another example of the relationship between the rain protection sheet and the traction means.

  What is shown by the code | symbol 1 is the frame of the rain guard for laundry. The frame 1a shown in FIG. 1 is installed on a veranda, a terrace, a garden, or the like of a building, for example. The frame 1b shown in FIG. 2 is installed on, for example, a veranda in a high-rise house. What is shown by the code | symbol 3 in FIG. 2 is a clothes-drying basket. The frame 1 shown in FIG. 3 is installed, for example, at the eaves of a building.

  The frame 1 is provided with a pair of left and right guide rails 5 and 5, a rain protection sheet 9 that is advanced and retracted along the guide rails 5 and 5 by the driving means 7, and a light amount sensor 11 that detects the light amount. When the amount of light to be sensed is less than a certain level, the rain protection sheet 9 is fed out along the guide rails 5 and 5 to a position where the driving means 7 can prevent the laundry from being rained. Further, when the light quantity detected by the light quantity sensor 11 exceeds a certain level, the rain protection sheet 9 is returned to the original storage position (storage position wound around the rain protection sheet take-up shaft 21b described later) by the driving means 7. To do.

Each guide rail 5 is attached to the frame 1 in a state of facing each other. Each guide rail 5 includes, as an example, a guide hole 13 having a substantially circular cross section that penetrates the guide rail 5 in the length direction, and a guide groove 15 in the length direction on opposite surfaces. 15 communicates with the guide hole 13 from the outside of the guide rail 5.

The rain protection sheet 9 has traction means 17 for towing the rain protection sheet 9 fixed to both left and right edges. The pulling means 17 moves the rain protection seat 9 forward and backward by moving back and forth in the guide holes 13 of the guide rails 5 by the driving means 7. The rain protection sheet 9 passes through the guide groove 15 of each guide rail 5. The rain protection sheet 9 is stored compactly in the storage position when not in use, but is extended to a position where the rain can be prevented from being applied to the laundry by the driving means 7 when in use. That is, the rain protection sheet 9 advances and retreats by being guided by the guide rail 5 via the traction means 17 by the driving means 7 between the storage position and the position where the rain can be prevented from being applied to the laundry.

As an example, as shown in FIG. 8, the traction means 17 is formed by fixing flexible small-diameter portions 17b ′ and 17b ″ at both ends of the large-diameter portion 17a. The small-diameter portion 17b ″ is located on the rear side opposite to the small-diameter portion 17b ′, and the small-diameter portion 17b ″ is located on the front side when being fed out to a position where rain can be prevented.

When the traction means 17 is fixed to the left and right edges of the rain protection sheet 9, for example, the following is performed. That is, when the rainproof sheet 9 is formed of a thin material, as shown in FIG. 9, each edge 9 a of the rainproof sheet 9 is wound around the large-diameter portion 17 a of the traction means 17 and the main body portion of the rainproof sheet 9 is formed. It adheres to 9b. When the rain protection sheet 9 is formed of a thick material, as shown in FIG. 10, each edge 9 a of the rain protection sheet 9 is separated from the rain protection sheet 9 on the large diameter portion 17 a of the traction means 17. It is fixed via the attachment sheet 19. A sheet protection member 20 is preferably attached to the front end and the rear end of the rain protection sheet 9.

  An example of the driving means 7 for moving the rain protection sheet 9 forward and backward will be described with reference to FIGS. As an example, the drive means 7 has a drive shaft 21 attached to the rear side of the frame 1, and the drive shaft 21 is related to an electric motor 25 that can rotate forward and backward via a transmission means 23 such as a chain. 21 is provided with a pair of left and right small diameter portion winding shafts 21a, 21a and a rain protection sheet winding shaft 21b, and a folding guide means 27 is disposed in the vicinity of the front end of each guide rail 5, and each traction The small-diameter portion 17b ′ of the means 17 is folded back by the folding guide means 27 to fix the end of the small-diameter portion 17b ′ to the small-diameter portion take-up shaft 21a, and the end of the small-diameter portion 17b ″ of each pulling means 17 is the small-diameter. It is fixed to the part take-up shaft 21a, and the rear end of the rain protection sheet 9 is fixed to the rain prevention sheet take-up shaft 21b The power source of the electric motor 25 may be either AC or DC. Solar panel 3 The electric power generated by the electric motor 25 may be used as a power source for the electric motor 25. Reference numeral 27a in Figs.4 and 5 is a pressing means for preventing the small-diameter portion 17b 'from coming off the folding guide means 27. Yes, what is indicated by reference numeral 28 is auxiliary guide means.

  In the driving means 7, when the rain protection sheet 9 is fed out to a position where rain can be prevented from being applied to the laundry, the electric motor 25 causes the pair of left and right small diameter portion winding shafts 21 a and 21 a to be fixed together with the driving shaft 21. The traction means 17 is advanced by rotating in the direction. When appropriate, the rain preventing sheet 9 together with the pulling means 17 is fed out along the guide rails 5 to a position where the laundry can be prevented from raining. Further, when the rain protection sheet 9 is returned to the original storage position, the electric motor 25 is rotated in the opposite direction.

  Further, the frame 1 is provided with a raindrop sensor 29 (see FIG. 1) for detecting raindrops, and when the raindrop sensor 29 detects raindrops, the rain protection sheet 9 is applied to the laundry by the driving means 7. You may make it extend to the position which can be prevented. The raindrop sensor 29 may be integrated with the light amount sensor 11.

  In addition, when the rain protection sheet 9 is in a position where it is possible to prevent rain from being applied to the laundry, when the light quantity sensor 11 senses a certain amount of light and the rain drop sensor 29 does not sense rain drops, the rain protection sheet 9 9 may be returned to the original storage position by the driving means 7.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Frame 1a Frame 1b Frame 3 Clothes hanger 5 Guide rail 7 Driving means 9 Rain prevention sheet 9a Edge 9b Body part 11 Light quantity sensor 13 Guide hole 15 Guide groove 17 Pulling means 17a Large diameter part 17b 'Small diameter part 17b "Small diameter part 19 Mounting sheet 20 Sheet protection member 21 Drive shaft 21a Winding shaft for small diameter portion 21b Winding shaft for rain protection sheet 23 Transmission means 25 Electric motor 27 Folding guide means 27a Holding means 28 Auxiliary guide means 29 Raindrop sensor 31 Solar panel

Claims (3)

The frame is provided with a pair of left and right guide rails, a rain protection sheet that moves forward and backward along the guide rails by driving means, and a light amount sensor that detects the amount of light, and when the amount of light detected by the light amount sensor becomes less than a certain amount The rain prevention sheet is fed out along the guide rail to a position at which the laundry can be prevented from raining by the driving means, and when the light quantity detected by the light quantity sensor exceeds a certain level, A rain guard for laundry, wherein the sheet is returned to the original storage position by the driving means.   The frame is provided with a raindrop sensor for detecting raindrops, and when the raindrop sensor detects raindrops, the rain protection sheet is extended to a position where the driving means can prevent the laundry from being rained. The rain guard for laundry according to claim 1. When the rain protection sheet is in a position where it is possible to prevent rain from being applied to the laundry, when the light sensor detects a light amount of a certain level or more and the rain sensor does not detect rain drops, the rain protection sheet is 3. The rain guard for laundry according to claim 2, wherein the drive means returns to the original storage position.

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